Staging a Home Before Putting it on the Market is Important
Monday, July 13th, 2009Most people, who enter the real estate investing field, always approach the purchase of a home from a business angle, or at least try to. Actually according to real estate investing experts like Dean Graziosi, this is a good thing, but he also states that a property investment should be seen as more than just an investment.
If we want to make a profit and eventually sell that piece of real estate, we need to see it through the eyes of the buyer. One of the issues that investors struggle with when trying to sell a property for profit is the “Home Appeal.” By home appeal I mean making the home seem more comfortable and happy.
So, when you have bought a real estate investment, and want to furnish it or add greenery, or curb appeal you always want to think about making it more appealing for resale. Let’s talk about the interior furnishings for a moment.
When you buy or rent furniture to stage your home for resale, you need to stage the furniture so it seems more appealing and will make potential buyers more interested in the property. Here are a few tips that I have come across here and there on the Internet and on twitter. I guess I have added a few suggestions from my woman’s point of view.
Buy Smaller Furniture
It is easier to stage sofas and chairs than sectional furniture. You want everything to look like a conversation can easily and comfortably take place here.
Don’t Purchase Flower or Plaid Prints
Try to keep your furniture in solid colors and neutrals are better. This way everyone will like the home furnishings. It will always be in style and everyone will find it pleasing.
Don’t Get the Set
Every woman knows that a home has a more elegant feel, and has a designer look when the furniture is not a set, but each piece is carefully chosen to go with the next.
Make Sure you Leave Room to Walk
People who are looking at homes need room to walk around and to see every room, so make sure you stage the rooms for walking through.
As you can see there is more to selling a home profitably than just putting it on the market. You need to pay attention to detail and to aesthetics, and these are the things that Pro real estate investors like Dean Graziosi show us.
